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dead

[ded] / dɛd /
ADJECTIVE
no longer alive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buried deceased late lifeless unalive
STRONG
cold departed stiff
WEAK
asleep bereft of life bloodless bought the farm breathless cadaverous checked out cut off defunct done for erased expired extinct gone gone to meet maker gone to reward liquidated no more not existing offed out of one's misery passed away perished pushing up daisies reposing resting in peace
Antonyms
STRONGEST
alive living
WEAK
continuing enduring existent existing live undead warm
ADJECTIVE
physically or emotionally numb; insensitive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
asleep insensitive numb numbed unfeeling unresponsive
WEAK
anesthetized apathetic callous deadened frigid senseless spiritless torpid unanimated
Antonyms
WEAK
animated interested responsive sensitive spirited warm
ADJECTIVE
not working
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inoperative nonfunctional nonfunctioning
STRONG
defunct inactive kaput spent worn-out
WEAK
broken exhausted obsolete
Antonyms
STRONGEST
functional
WEAK
active functioning in operation operating operative responsive working
ADJECTIVE
without vitality; boring; dull
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boring flat spiritless unanimated uninteresting vapid wooden
STRONG
torpid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
animated interesting lively spirited warm
ADVERB
completely or exactly
Synonyms
STRONG
absolutely due right straight
WEAK
direct directly entirely exactly straightly undeviatingly wholly
Antonyms
STRONG
indirectly
WEAK
incompletely

Example Sentences

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Freeman's family have condemned his actions and have been closely watched by police during the manhunt; his wife was reportedly shocked by Monday's news, having thought he was already dead.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

On Wednesday, a volunteer firefighter was found dead from suspected exhaustion linked to heat and underlying health conditions, officials told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But, as perhaps you have noticed, they trend toward the religious, mythic or historic, i.e. dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Eating properly cooked fish poses little risk because the worms are already dead.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

If Wolf hadn’t warned him, he would have touched the corpse -and to touch the dead is to risk terrible danger.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.